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[O sing to me of that better land]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. R. H. Used With Text: A Helping Savior near

A helping Savior near

Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: O sing to me of that better land Refrain First Line: Toil on, toil on, for the Master needs thee here Used With Tune: [O sing to me of that better land]

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A Helping Savior near

Hymnal: Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #83 (1866) First Line: O sing to me of that better land Languages: English Tune Title: [O sing to me of that better land]

Hymnal: Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #83 (1868) First Line: O sing to me of that better land Refrain First Line: Toil on, toil on, for the Master needs thee here Languages: English Tune Title: [O sing to me of that better land]

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B. R. Hanby

1833 - 1867 Person Name: B. R. H. Composer of "[O sing to me of that better land]" in Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools Benjamin Russell Hanby was born July 22, 1833, the oldest of eight children, to Bishop William Hanby in Rushville, OH. The family moved to Westerville,OH where Bishop Hanby was a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. In his short life Benjamin graduated from Otterbein, taught school, became a United Brethren minister, started a singing school, was editor for John Church publishers in Cincinnati and composed many songs and hymns before he died of tuberculosis March 15, 1867. His home in Westerville was Ohio's first memorial to a composer. It was a stop on the Underground Railroad for slaves escaping to Canada and is a national historic site, a Methodist church Landmark and a Network to Freedom site for the National Park Service. There is a Hanby Residence Hall at Otterbein University. Best known for "Up on the housetop" and "Darling Nellie Gray," Hanby published many hymns including "Little Eyes" and "Who is He? Mary Louise VanDyke